Norway’s apology to Sami and other minority groups for assimilation policies
Last week, Norway’s Parliament, the Storting, issued an unreserved apology for its assimilation policies towards Sami, Kven ...
Norway Apologizes for Forced Assimilation of Sami and Other Minorities
A policy of “Norwegianization” silenced the languages of Indigenous people and forced their children into boarding schools.
webtv.un.org2 年
The Sami people, the indigenous people of Norway
The purpose of Norway's Sami Act is to make it possible for the Sami people in Norway to protect and develop their language, their culture and their community life. The first Sami Assembly ...
BBC5 年
Norway Sami community fights for survival as temperatures rise
Few places are experiencing the effects of climate change as vividly as the Arctic. Scientists say temperatures in the far north have risen by more than two degrees Celsius since the industrial ...
Business Insider8 年
Every year, thousands of reindeer travel across Norway — and it's majestic
Every year, thousands of reindeer migrate from Norway to Finland. This year, a whopping 3,500 of them are making the trip, accompanied by dozens of Sami herders — indigenous Scandinavians ...
The Local13 天
Norway apologises to Sami, Forest Finns and Kvens for forced assimilation
Norway's parliament formally apologised for trying to suppress the languages and culture of minority and indigenous groups ...
来自MSN11 个月
Norway to pay Sámi reindeer herders millions
Sámi reindeer herders have reached a partial agreement with Norway over the Fosen wind farm, Europe’s largest onshore wind power project located in central Norway, closing one chapter of a more ...
来自MSN8 个月
Norway and the Sami people end a dispute over Europe’s largest onshore wind farm
Norway on Wednesday reached an agreement with the Sami people, ending a nearly three-year dispute over Europe’s largest onshore wind farm and the Indigenous right to raise reindeer. Under the ...